PirateIt's hard to glean anything from the deceased's appearance apart from the fact that he must have been wealthy — his clothes look expensive, and his implants are new and rare.
YOU"Abelard, you know this man?"
Abelard"Do I! I would tell you all about this man, but the words I'd use would be improper for a funeral! This, Your Lordship/Ladyship, is Jerrycan Denz, known back in the day as one of the most notorious pirates in the Koronus Expanse."
Abelard"They nicknamed him 'Jerrycan' for his habit of having a jug or two of promethium on hand — he did love burning things. Oh yes, he was a menace back then... how long ago was it? Sixty years ago? I was serving my last days in the Navy when news came of his latest attack..."
AbelardAbelard distractedly runs a hand through his hair. "Well, well... There was a time when the sight of Jerrycan in a coffin would have been enough to make me dance. Quite literally! By the Throne, I would have danced a jig on the spot! But now... I don't know. No more jumping into the warp right from under the cruiser's nose, eh, you old beast? Who would've thought I'd be at your funeral..."
YOU"Abelard, you know this man?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"This is very grand for a pirate's funeral. Is this normal for Footfall?"
Abelard"Folks on Footfall are known to turn a blind eye to many things, but even the locals aren't so unscrupulous as to honour pirate scum a few paces away from the Liege's residence. But no one has heard of Denz for so many decades... I barely recognised him myself, and I've seen his face on picts a fair few times back then. I assume he retired and started a more or less honest life under a new name. What was it they were calling him? Master Bellardo?"
YOU"Abelard, you know this man?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"This is very grand for a pirate's funeral. Is this normal for Footfall?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Take a good look at the deceased]
YOU[Step away from the coffin]
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Pirate(sequence)
Argenta"Now I remember. Reverend Hieronymus mentioned the name Master Bellardo as one of the biggest donors to the temple."
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YOU[Take a good look at the deceased]continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Step away from the coffin]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"This is very grand for a pirate's funeral. Is this normal for Footfall?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Take a good look at the deceased]continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Step away from the coffin]continues where this line first appears above
Pirate(sequence)
SolomorneSolomorne looks at the dead man's face and says sternly, "Jerrycan Denz, a pirate. Wanted for countless robberies and attacks on trade vessels. He was never caught assaulting tithe ships, but the Arbites still added his name to the list of high-risk suspects, with a note stating, 'Elimination recommended.'"
SolomorneAfter a pause, he adds, with feeling, "The bastard escaped justice after all."
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PirateThe implants left in the deceased's body speak of his high standing — expensive tech is typically extracted from the dead, and only the most prominent and wealthy avoid this fate upon their death.
YOU"Abelard, you know this man?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"This is very grand for a pirate's funeral. Is this normal for Footfall?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Take a good look at the deceased]continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Step away from the coffin]continues where this line first appears above
PirateHis face seems unfamiliar at first... but then a realisation strikes you. Age has greatly changed this man's features, but you've seen him before — on picts and posters saying, "Wanted: Highly Dangerous Pirate." Decades ago, the one who is currently lying before you in a coffin used to go by the name Jerrycan Denz and was known as one of the most infamous pirates in the Koronus Expanse.
YOU"Abelard, you know this man?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"This is very grand for a pirate's funeral. Is this normal for Footfall?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Take a good look at the deceased]continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Step away from the coffin]continues where this line first appears above
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PirateWhoever prepared the body of the grey-haired man lying in the coffin, they did a good job — even in death he looks majestic.
YOU"Abelard, you know this man?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"This is very grand for a pirate's funeral. Is this normal for Footfall?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Take a good look at the deceased]continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Step away from the coffin]continues where this line first appears above
Pirate(sequence)
AbelardAbelard maintains a grave expression befitting the occasion — until he sees the face of the deceased. He frowns. He peers at it with suspicion. Then he gasps, astonished, almost dazed. "I'll be! This is quite the meeting... if it can be called such, under the circumstances."